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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the man holding in his hand when he asks Kenan if he has seen his terrier?
(a) A handkerchief.
(b) A partially burned leash.
(c) A basket.
(d) A newspaper.

2. Filipovic, looking as if he has not slept in days, tells Arrow that it is time for her to take what action?
(a) Buy a tunnel pass.
(b) Cast a spell.
(c) Disappear.
(d) Say a prayer.

3. When Kenan decides to use the crowd at the brewery to trick himself into thinking he is at a public gathering, what type does he imagine?
(a) An outdoor market.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A bake sale.
(d) A concert.

4. How many different types of reactions does Kenan identify at the scene of the shelling?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What does Dragan do when he decides he does not want the cameraman to take photographs of a particular character's body?
(a) He drags that person's body out of sight.
(b) He shoves the cameraman.
(c) He threatens the cameraman.
(d) He breaks the camera.

6. Against what type of object does Dragan sit after Emina is taken to the hospital?
(a) A fire hydrant.
(b) A boxcar.
(c) A concrete wall.
(d) A dumpster.

7. Kenan has seen how many people lined up to get water during a few of his previous trips?
(a) 300.
(b) 100.
(c) 250.
(d) 500.

8. Hasan tells Arrow that he has brought her to their current location for what purpose?
(a) To give her a test.
(b) To offer her a job.
(c) To assess her skills as a sniper.
(d) To kill her.

9. What number does Dragan reach when he counts out the seconds until the hatless man is shot dead?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 2.

10. For how many hours was Dragan's wife in labor with their son Davor?
(a) 12.
(b) 36.
(c) 9.
(d) 24.

11. When Emina decides to cross the street and Dragan stays behind, in what part of her body does she sustain a gunshot wound?
(a) Her arm.
(b) Her leg.
(c) Her neck.
(d) Her foot.

12. How many people have crossed the intersection since Dragan was forced by gunfire to abort his trip across?
(a) 5 to 10.
(b) 40 to 50.
(c) 10 to 20.
(d) 20 to 30.

13. Dragan guesses that the cellist plays for what purpose?
(a) To let the world know about the horrors of the siege.
(b) To bring beauty to an ugly war.
(c) To give people a respite from the violence.
(d) To stop things from getting worse.

14. When Arrow's final section of Chapter Two opens, it has almost reached what time of the morning?
(a) 9.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 7.

15. What does Filipovic name as the cause of his imminent firing?
(a) Nationalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Favoritism.
(d) Corruption.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the onset of Chapter Three, Arrow has begun to sleep in which location during periods of heavy shelling?

2. What sort of artist does Kenan find when he reacts to the sound he hears in Chapter Three?

3. How long before narrative present was Dragan captured by the defending army and forced to dig ditches for three days with no food or water?

4. Which character believes that the actions of the cellist are futile?

5. How old is Hasan, according to Arrow's estimate?

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